Alexandra Kosteniuk's CHESSQUEEN.COM

December 3rd, 2009

Women’s World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk has displayed a fantastic result at the First ACP Women Rapid Cup in Konya, Turkey, by winning 10 of her 11 games, two full points ahead of her closest competitor Viktorija Cmilyte, who ended up with 8, then Tatiana Kosintseva 7.5, Pia Cramling and Monika Socko 7, Nadezhda Kosintseva 6.5, etc. (see crosstable). Alexandra’s performance corresponds to an impressive 2746 ELO. She will chessblog about it a little later today.